God and the Soul . . .speaking . . .

 

(Mechtild of Magdeburg)

God Speaks to the Soul . . .

And God said to the soul:

I desired you before the world began.

I desire you now as you desire me,

And where the desires of two come together

There love is perfected.

 

How the soul speaks to God . . .

God, you are my lover,

My longing,

My flowing stream,

My sun,

And I am your reflection.

 

How God answers the soul . . .

It is my nature that makes me love you often,

For I am love itself.

It is my longing that makes me love you intensely,

For I yearn to be loved from the heart.

It is my eternity that makes me love you long,

For I have no end.